A three terminal ring interferometer logic gate

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Abstract

We propose a carbon-based logic gate where AND, OR, and XOR logic operations are available. It consists of a carbon nanotube (CNT) ring coupled to three external CNT-leads, two of them used as input channels, and the third as the output channel. The total transmission for two inputs displays characteristic interference effects. The constructive interference leads to total transmission significantly larger than that for a single input and validates AND gates, whereas the destructive interference corresponds to XOR gates. For OR gates a negligible interference between the transmittance of each single inputs is needed.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)306-311
Number of pages6
JournalAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume1006
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 14976026
Scopus 0346059320

Keywords

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotubes, Quantum interference logic operations, Quantum transport in molecular systems